This 8.25″ Medicine Buddha statue is fully fire gilded in 24K gold throughout — figure, robes, and single lotus throne in a unified bright golden surface, handcrafted in Patan, Nepal by master Shakya artisans using the traditional lost wax sculpting method. At 8.25″ this is a compact personal altar size well suited to a home shrine or healing practice space where a fully gilded Medicine Buddha of refined quality is the centerpiece.
Medicine Buddha’s mantra — Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha Bekandze Radza Samudgate Soha — is among the most widely recited healing mantras in Tibetan Buddhist practice, and its internal structure carries a layered meaning specific to Medicine Buddha’s healing function. The word bekandze (Sanskrit: bhaishajye) means medicine or healing; its threefold repetition in the mantra is understood in commentary tradition to address three levels of healing simultaneously: the first bekandze addressing ordinary illness of body and mind; the second addressing the deeper illness of the three mental poisons (greed, hatred, and ignorance); and maha bekandze (great medicine) addressing the root illness of death and rebirth itself. The mantra is therefore not simply a request for physical healing but a complete statement of the Buddhist understanding of suffering and its cure — from the mundane to the ultimate. In the broader tradition, Medicine Buddha is not a single figure but the primary of seven Medicine Buddhas (Saptabhaisajyaguru) who together embody the complete range of healing functions across different dimensions of suffering. Learn more about Medicine Buddha’s meaning and practice.
Medicine Buddha Statue Features
Medicine Buddha sits in full lotus posture on a single lotus throne, his right hand in the Varada mudra — the boon-granting gesture, palm open and facing outward — holding the stem of the myrobalan plant (Terminalia chebula) between thumb and index finger. In Tibetan medicine the myrobalan is regarded as the most versatile and powerful medicinal plant, capable of treating conditions across all humoral categories; in Buddhist symbolism it represents perfected wisdom as the cure for the defilements at the root of all suffering. His left hand rests in the Dhyana mudra holding the lapis lazuli medicine bowl filled with healing nectar. He bears the traditional physical marks of a fully enlightened being: the ushnisha, elongated earlobes, and urna between the brows.
Authentic, Handmade in Nepal
Every statue and ritual item is handcrafted in Patan, Nepal, using traditional lost wax casting and comes with a certificate of authenticity issued by Nepal's Department of Archaeology, verifying its materials, technique, and origin.
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